Arlington athletes sign letters of intent

Arlington High School students get ready to sign their letters of intent on April 12 at the high school. From left, Drew Bryson, Connor Stephens, Jordan Kraski, Hannah Michaels and Kevin Mullin.

Five Arlington High School students signed their letters of intent to commit to five local colleges in a variety of sports on April 12.

Drew Bryson will play basketball at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Jordan Kraski will join the rowing team at the University of Louisville, Hannah Michaels will play volleyball at Northwest University, Kevin Mullin will join the track/cross country team at Western Washington University and Connor Stephens will play golf at Bellevue Community College.

"This is a real testament to the amount of time and effort they put into their sport to move to the next level and call themselves a collegiate athlete," said Tom Roys, athletic director for the Arlington School District.

"They are going to be a select few that go on and compete at the next level," he said.

Bryson is going north to the Canadian Simon Fraser University.

"It's actually Canada's only NCAA team, so they play in the same league as like Western Washington [University] and Central Washington [University], so I'm excited," he said.

Basketball is a sport that is a big part of Bryson's family.

"My dad has been a coach for 20 years, and both of my older brothers played, so it's just kind of runs in the family," he said.